Automobile bumper



J. H. IGO

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER June 17 1924 Filed Feb. 12. 192:

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to ends of automobiles.

The main object of my invention is to provide the bper with a removablemid-section so that a clear space may be provided at the rear of the carwhen it is desired to it remove the spare wheel or spare tire usuallycarried at the rear of the machine.

The invention consists further in the matters hereinafter described andmore particularly set forth in the appended claims.

no In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a rear view of an automobileequipped with a bumper construction of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the bumper device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 52;-

Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the clamp devices to be hereinafterdescribed and taken on line 1-4: of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2..

The bumper construction of my invention comprises a horizontallyarranged bumper bar 1 extendin across the rear end of an automobile, ass own in Fig. 1. This bar is supported by vertical guard members 2, 2arranged adjacent the ends of the bar, and these guard members areattached to bracketc 3, 3, by means of which the bumper de vice isclamped or otherwise attached to the side members 45, d of theautomobile frame or chassis at the rear end of the car, as shown in Fig,2..

The bar 1 is made of spring steel or other ,suitable material and isdivided intoend sections 5, 5, and a removable mid-section .6, Thelatter is located between'the vertical guards 2, 2, and is releasablyclamped to the an. adjacent ends of the end sections 5, 5 by clampdevices 7, 7.

Theaarticular clamp devices 7, 7 shown in the ravines are ali e nd eachco p a dyoke 8 of a size and shape to receive the a jECQIlt ends of theend and mid-sections 5,

6 of the bumper bar 1. In the yoke th sections overlap each other, asshown in hi 2 and 5. The end flanges 9, 9 of the yes are spaced apart toreceive between them an eccentric 10 mounted on a pin 11. The eccentrichas a handle 12 by means of which it may be turned to clp and unclampthe overlapped bar sections in the .oke 8..

With automobiles equipp with dish wheels it is the usual practice forthe car owner to car one and sometimes two extra wheels comp etelyequipped with inflated tires at the rear of the machine on a spindie 13fixed to the car'body 14 or other fined part of the car, as shown in Fi1 Two entra disk wheels are shown in t is re, the

disk of the outermost wheel being indicated by 15 and the tires of bothwheels being indi cated by 16, 16. The s indle 13 extends rearward fromthe car bo y and has a length to carry two disk wheels. The thichess ofthese wheels with inflated tires thereon is such that when even one iscarried by the spindle it projects beyond the rear line the rear fenders17, 17 with most oi cars and prevents the use oi bumpers as heretoforemade at the rear ends. When bumpers as heretofore made can be employed,they fit so close to the machine that only one'spare wheel can becarried on the spindle l3 and even then difficulty is encountered inremov ing and replacing a wheel on the spindle. The carrying of twospare wheels is out oi the question with bumpers as heretofore made. i

By having the bumper device made in accordance with m invention, thereis a removable mid-section 6, which when taken ctr allows a clear spacefor the spare wheels 15 to pass through on being taken oh and r placedon the spindle 13, so that none of the bumper construction interfereswith that of oration, and thus my'bumper is particular y adapted for therear ends of cars carrying spare wheels.

My construction is also readily applicable to cars carrying spare tires,as the rim is a part of the equipment and by having a clear spacethrough the center of the bumper to work through removing the spare tireis greatly i tit extend throu h slotted blocks 2 The end parts 5, 5, ofthe bumper bar 1,

as shown in the drawings, are bent to rovide front and rear sections 5,5". T ese extend inside of the guards 2 and are held in place by bolts2. These bumper sections of the kind shown and escribed in my copendingapplication filed- February 12, 1923, Serial No. 618,490, wherebyadjustment of the end sections 5, 5 may be had to align the ends of thebumpers with the outer edges of the rear fenders 17, 17. Set screws 2are used for clamping the bumper sections 5, 5 to said blocks. Coiledsprings 2 are between the blocks, as shown.

While I have shown and described herein in detail the bumperconstruction of my invention, it is to be of course understood that thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts may be variouslychanged and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention.

I claim as my invention:

1. An automobile bumper construction, comprising horizontal bumper meanshaving end sections and a removable mid-section, means for releasablyclamping the mid-section to both end sectlons, and means included in thebumper construction for attaching the same to an automobile.

2. An automobile bumper construction, comprising horizontal bumper meanshaving end sections and a removable mid-section, vertical guard membersat the end sections and engaged therewith, means for releasably clampingthe mid-section to the end sections, and means included in the bumperconstruction for attaching the same to an automobile.

3. An automobile bumper construction, comprising horizontal bumper meanshaving end sections and a removable mid-section, vertical guard membersat said end sections, said end sections having front and rear sectionsinside of said guard members and secured thereto, means for releasablyclamping the mid-section to the end sections, and means included in thebumper construction for attaching the same to an automobile.

4. An automobile bumper construction, comprising a horizontal bumper.bar having end sections and a removable mid-section, vertical guardmembers at the end sections, said guard members having front and rearsections, said end sections having front and rear sections inside ofsaid guard members,

blocks engaging the front and rear sections of said guard members andhaving slots to adjustably receive the front and rear sections of saidend sections, means for clamping said end sections in said block,springs between the blocks, and clamps for releasably clamping themid-section to the end sections.

a 5. An automobile bumper construction, c p g a horizontal bumper barhaving 6. An automobile bumper construction,

comprising a horizontal bumper bar having end sections and a removablemid-section, means included in the bumper construction for attaching thesame to an automobile, clamp means for releasably clamping themid-section to the end sections, said clamp means each including a yoketo receive the bar sections in overlapped relation, an eccentric forclamping said sections in said yoke, and a handle for turning theeccentric.

7. The combination with an automobile having a spindle at its rear forcarrying spare disk wheels with inflated tires, of horizontal bumpermeans carried by the automobile at its rear end and having end sectionsand a removable mid-section, the latter being removed to provide a clearspace through the bumper means when taking the spare wheels from andreplacing them on said spindle, and means for releasably clamping saidmid-section to both end sections.

8. An automobile bumper construction, comprising horizontal bumpermeans, means adjacent the ends of said bumper means for attaching thelatter to an automobile, means included in said bumper means forproviding, when desired, a clear passageway through the bumper meansbetween said attaching means, and vertical bumper means carried by saidhorizontal bumper means.

9. An automobile bumper construction, comprising horizontal bumper meanshaving end sections and a mid-section, means permitting -the mid-sectionto the placed in a position providing a clear passage-way through 1 thehorizontal bumper means between said end sections, means at the endsections for attaching the bumper means to an automobile, and verticalbumper means extending above and below said mid and end sections andcarried by the latter. 4

11. An automobile bumper construction, comprising a horizontal bumperbar having end sections and a removable mid-section,

vertical guard members at the end sections, said guard members havingfront and rear sections, said end sections having front and rearsections inside of said guard members and joined to ether by loopedortions at cluded in the bumper construction for attheir outer en s, theinner ends 0 said front taching the same to an automobile. and rearsections being at said guard mem- In testimony that I claim theforegoing l0 hers, means attaching said end sections to as my invention,I afiix my signature this 5 said guard members, means for releasably27th day of November, A. D. 1922.

clamping said mid-section to the front sections of said end sections,and means in- JOSEPH H. IGO.

